Third Eye Blind and Broken Social Scene will perform at Dillo Day 2008, Mayfest announced Thursday.
The bands will join night headliner Common, The Cool Kids, and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at Northwestern’s end-of-year music festival, which will be on the Lakefill on May 31.
Northwestern alum Will Butler from Arcade Fire will perform as a DJ, sponsored by the Office of the Provost.
“The line-up is so much stronger this year. This is our landmark year,” said Ben Stix, co-chair of Mayfest.
Mayfest’s director of concerts, Diana Richter, said the lineup was easier to put together this time around.
“We lucked it out this year. We dealt with very easy-going agents,” Richter said. Broken Social Scene, for instance, had a sudden opening in its schedule and Mayfest quickly got in touch with them. The Canadian indie rock band was booked just this Monday.
Last year, Richter said, between roughly 3000 and 4000 people attended the festival, which was inside Patten Gym because of inclement weather. This time, only lightning will move the event inside.
“This year we hope to have 3000-4000 just for Third Eye Blind alone,” Richter said.
Mayfest hopes that students will be pleased by the lineup’s variety.
“We are just looking for more than one style,” Richter said. “We think we’ve hit a larger group this year.”
Battle of the Bands winner and Northwestern group Mind at Large will also perform.
Cake, The Roots, Lupe Fiasco, Pete Francis and Office performed at last year’s Dillo Day.
More to come.